Threadripper and Windows 7

I have question regarding compatibility of AMD Threadripper and Windows 7. Do they compatible?
FYI: I want to use it with nvme drive. Is it possible?
I want to hear opinion of real owner of such rig, not just official mambo-jambo.

Microsoft doesn't want to support new processors on anything prior to Windows 10. It's not that AMD doesn't want you to use Windows 7/8.x; it's Microsoft. While you can probably get things to work just know that Microsoft won't support it.

Microsoft doesn't want to support new processors on anything prior to Windows 10. It's not that AMD doesn't want you to use Windows 7/8.x; it's Microsoft. While you can probably get things to work just know that Microsoft won't support it.

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It will be neat to hear the report of real owner of Threadripper 1950x.
Coz i'd like to squeeze a little more performance under Windows 7 for the upcoming future.
As i understand, currently, Ryzen 1800x is a fastest AMD cpu for Windows 7..

Sorry, but Windows 7 has no chance of working, for multiple reasons. Among them, it does not support UEFI booting (using the EFI boot loader instead of the legacy boot loader) without a modification of the location of the EFI boot loader file. But the necessity of Windows 10 beyond that is not clear to me yet."

Mega6 already provided this link above..So it seems that i can forget about TR existence

Ps And one more thing, if you are looking for real information, not just generic mambo-jumbo about nothing i advice to search German tech forums. It seems that Dutch men are tekno cowboys. Problem is in translation, but Japanese forums are more complex ones))

The real reason Microsoft won't support newer hardware on old software is pretty simple. They simply don't want ANYONE using Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 anymore, period. Look at how fast support was killed for 8.1. Quite a shame, as I really liked Windows 8.1. Well, actually, Win 7, and XP as well. I'll keep running 8.1 until I can't anymore, and only then will Microsoft FORCE me to downgrade to 10.

The real reason Microsoft won't support newer hardware on old software is pretty simple. They simply don't want ANYONE using Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 anymore, period. Look at how fast support was killed for 8.1. Quite a shame, as I really liked Windows 8.1. Well, actually, Win 7, and XP as well. I'll keep running 8.1 until I can't anymore, and only then will Microsoft FORCE me to downgrade to 10.

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Agreed. I decided to stick with Win7.It supports up to 192gb of ram. This is quite satisfying for my needs.Will see for how long I can keep up with my decision.

Wise solution will be to purchase extra parts that compatible with w7 to prevent future hw failures. I suspect that we have way to little time for doing it already.

Or instead of jumping through stupid hoops you can just upgrade to Windows 10 and be done with it all. I fought it off for a while as well. Decided to give it a go when the last Creators Update showed up. It's been a solid experience since then.

Or get a Samsung 950 Pro that still has a legacy boot rom on it. I had mine running just fine in Windows 7 and then used the Samsung NVMe driver. I don't see why that wouldn't work on Threadripper. Just no RAID.

Or get a Samsung 950 Pro that still has a legacy boot rom on it. I had mine running just fine in Windows 7 and then used the Samsung NVMe driver. I don't see why that wouldn't work on Threadripper. Just no RAID.

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Hm interesting...Thanks for information! RAID 0 is nice for performance, but Threadripper multicore capabilities way more better, especially in 3d and daw works..
Am I understand you correctly that you have Threadripper under Windows 7, just with 950 Pro nvme ssd?

I don't have a threadripper, but I've used the 950 Pro in other computers that supposedly didn't have NVMe compatibility without issue. I boot off it with my old X58 Sabertooth setup. Honestly, I could probably get it to boot off of this QX6700/P35 setup if I really wanted to.

Newer Samsung drives don't have this legacy rom built in. You need the 950 Pro.

Now that I think about it. I might have had to install on a regular SSD, then install the NVMe driver, then clone the drive, then boot.

I don't have a threadripper, but I've used the 950 Pro in other computers that supposedly didn't have NVMe compatibility without issue. I boot off it with my old X58 Sabertooth setup. Honestly, I could probably get it to boot off of this QX6700/P35 setup if I really wanted to.

Newer Samsung drives don't have this legacy rom built in. You need the 950 Pro.

Now that I think about it. I might have had to install on a regular SSD, then install the NVMe driver, then clone the drive, then boot.

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Thanks for lightning fast and comprehensive reply. One more question if you don't mind..
What type of mobo do you recommend to build threadrippper rig? For W7 of course.

Thanks for lightning fast and comprehensive reply. One more question if you don't mind..
What type of mobo do you recommend to build threadrippper rig? For W7 of course.

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First, don't buy Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7, Win7 is no go on that board (legacy or NVMe).
I have luck with MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon, and to make simple installation, use Asrock USB driver patcher for Ryzen (can't get to work correctly Asus, Gigabyte or MSI one) or NTLite to inject needed drivers, so you don't have to fiddle with PS/2 or DVD-ROM. That is my expirence with Threadripper.

First, don't buy Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7, Win7 is no go on that board (legacy or NVMe).
I have luck with MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon, and to make simple installation, use Asrock USB driver patcher for Ryzen (can't get to work correctly Asus, Gigabyte or MSI one) or NTLite to inject needed drivers, so you don't have to fiddle with PS/2 or DVD-ROM. That is my expirence with Threadripper.

BTW, Intel NVMe is just storage, Samsung is bootable drive.

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Thanks for warning regarding Gigabyte. Currently i own Gigabyte x370, and don't like the quirks of this board. It will be my last Gig.
So ,you successfully using MSI board with TR? Can you show screen of cpu cores. I just want to make sure that everything is fine.

Looks like Asrock is more trusty than Gigabyte and Asus all together.. I would like to try X99 Taichi..

Or get a Samsung 950 Pro that still has a legacy boot rom on it. I had mine running just fine in Windows 7 and then used the Samsung NVMe driver. I don't see why that wouldn't work on Threadripper. Just no RAID.

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How would I know if one has a legacy boot rom if I were to buy one today?

Or get a Samsung 950 Pro that still has a legacy boot rom on it. I had mine running just fine in Windows 7 and then used the Samsung NVMe driver. I don't see why that wouldn't work on Threadripper. Just no RAID.